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Basics for Pressured Believers

Berg, Jim

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"Today was a usual day in your life as pastor until your appointment with Janet, a fifth-year teacher in your Christian school. She has just left your office, and you can't believe what you have heard. Janet wanted to resign and give up teaching altogether! She has always been so energetic and seemed to live for her students. She runs circles around the other teachers. Her testimony has been impeccable and her desire to do right refreshing. With tears she explained how the last two months had been utterly miserable for her. She had lost all desire to get up in the mornings. Sure, there had been the usual student and parent problems, but she had always handled those so well. Now she was counting the days until May. Her doctor had told her she was "burned out" and needed a break from teaching. How can you help her? And just as importantly, how can you get a handle on pressure yourself? You have to admit that you have felt much the same way in the past several weeks..."

In this pamphlet, Jim Berg discusses how to handle extended pressures biblically. He says that God never intended for man to be able to handle the pressures of life on his own. He teaches that first we must deal with any known sin, then we must remove responsibilities we have assumed outside the will of God, and finally he shows us how to develop a renewed mind. A carnal mind evaluates problems and pressures from a purely human perspective. This pamphlet is excellent for discipleship or counseling.